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<\/a><\/p>\nQ&A with director Hao Wu and editor Jean Tsien!<\/p>\n
THE ROAD TO FAME had a sold out premiere at DOC NYC in November. Now it returns for a special encore screening with director Hao Wu and editor Jean Tsien in person.<\/p>\n
THE ROAD TO FAME tells a unique story of coming-of-age with Chinese characteristics. The film chronicles the staging of the American musical Fame\u2014China\u2019s first official collaboration with Broadway\u2014by the senior class at China\u2019s top drama academy as their graduation showcase. During the eight-month process, five students compete for roles, struggle with pressure from family and authority, and prepare to graduate into a cutthroat and corrupt show business. Part of China\u2019s Single-Child generation, they have been spoiled growing up but are now obliged to carry on the failed dreams of their parents. They must confront complex social realities and their own anxieties, and, in the process of staging Fame, negotiate their own paths to the \u201cChinese dream.\u201d<\/p>\n